· Some of the concepts are
vague, and the stages often show much overlap that development is perhaps
better regarded as a continuous process.

Overall, in many researchers’ view, he severely
underestimated social influences on cognitive development. By concentrating on
individual maturation and self-construction of mental life,

argued against discovery learning and instead need guidance from adults and the importance of scaffolding

Criticisms of method

Piaget's use of the clinical interview method, informal experimentation, and small sample sizes, lacked scientific rigour

he assumed that if a child didn't succeed at a task they lacked ability but may have been other reasons so wrong to assume

A frequent criticism
is that Piaget’s experiments were over-complicated and difficult to relate to

positive evaluations

Piaget’s views have had an important impact on
educational practise – changing the way children are taught and hopefully
making education more effective and enjoyable.

Piaget’s theory has received a lot of
longitudinal cross-sectional and cross-cultural support over many years, and
while the theory has been subject to modification and criticism, many
fundamental aspects of his theory are still accepted as valid contributions
today.

Piaget used clinical interviews to which he paid close attention meaning the results are rich and detailed